Johnny Cecotto Jr. | |
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Nationality | Venezuelan |
Born |
Augsburg, West Germany |
9 September 1989
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Rapax |
Car no. | 19 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2009-16 2009–10–2011 2009 2007 2007 2006, 2008 2006 2006 2006–07 2006–07 2005 2005 2005 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula 3 Euro Series International Formula Master British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Euroseries 3000 Italian Formula 3000 Formula BMW ADAC Formula Junior 1600 Italy FR2.0 Italia Winter Series |
Johnny Amadeus Cecotto, more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. or Jonathan Cecotto (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of former racing driver and motorcycle world champion Johnny Cecotto.
He began his racing career in kart racing, then progressing to open wheel single seater racing. He competed in Formula BMW ADAC in 2005. In 2006 he raced in the German Formula Three Championship, taking one victory, and also in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.
In 2007 he raced in the International Formula Master series, finishing eighth with three podiums. He returned to the German F3 Championship, finishing in third with two victories.
In 2009 he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for the HBR Motorsport team, before the team missed races at Brands Hatch. He then signed a deal to compete in the GP2 Series, partnering Michael Herck at David Price Racing.
He joined up with Trident Racing for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, but was replaced by Dani Clos after the first round. He returned to Trident for the 2010 Main Series and scored his first championship points at Monaco, but was replaced by Edoardo Piscopo after sixteen races.